chia seed and flax seed
So you’ve been reading about chia seed. (I know this because I get lots of questions about it.) Yep, I’m talking about the little things that grow the chia pet, now getting lots of attention as a power food. And it is. A highly expensive one (I bought a pound of [...]
50 Comments • Continue Reading →Storing green smoothies: BPA in plastics [part 2 of 2]
I was recently in a conversation where a 23-year old adult said, regarding this topic, “If I don’t drink bottled water, where will I get it?” She was totally serious. Back in the olden days (before water bottles but after the wheel was invented), we used to fill a reusable water bottle or [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →Storing green smoothies: BPA in plastics [part 1 of 2]
Dear Green SmoothieGirl: What should I store my green smoothie in? I’ve read that certain chemicals in bottled water and other plastic items leach into my food. Answer: A government study by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) in Washington, D.C. recently uncovered a surprising (and unnerving) finding. The plastic lining used [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →RE: high fructose corn syrup is a health food
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury I wonder if Liz who originally posted this topic has read the Washington Post Article.
2 Comments • Continue Reading →GSG diet and CANCER
[Before today's topic--how fun to "meet" lots of you on Facebook! Thanks for making me your "friend" there.] Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: I subscribe to your 12 step information. I just was diagnosed with cancer of my spleen and liver. I had colon cancer 2 years ago. I would greatly appreciate any information [...]
6 Comments • Continue Reading →danger of aluminum in antiperspirants
How many of you are using commercial antiperspirants? Not much research has been published on what happens to our health as a consequence of using them. But they all contain aluminum, which I believe is one of the most toxic ingredients in personal-care products. (It is followed closely by sodium laureth sulfate [...]
18 Comments • Continue Reading →the data on benefits of RAW FOOD . . . part 2 of 3
Another very old study was the work of Robert McCarrison in the 1920′s and 1930′s, working with rats. A group of 1,000 rats was fed a partially raw diet of carrots, sprouts, cabbage, bread, milk, and meat. Another 2,000 were fed canned food, boiled vegetables, and milk. The rats in the [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →Boycott Jif peanut butter
You probably don’t buy Jif brand peanut butter anyway, but what I saw at Costco today completely amazed me. It’s a new low in deceptive advertising. The boxes containing Jif Crunchy and Creamy Peanut Butter had this printed all over them: Made with no partially hydrogenated oils! So I was intrigued, [...]
31 Comments • Continue Reading →Need motivation to eat less meat and more plants? . . . part 8 of 12
Today stats about where foodborne bacteria E. coli, campylobacter, and salmonella come from, and irradiation consequences. And which foods you should be most concerned about. (Each of these stats/quotes has a corresponding source in Robbins’ The Food Revolution.) The deadly E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria has occasionally been found in sprouts and raw [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Need motivation to eat less meat and more plants? . . . part 4 of 12
Do certain diets prevent cancer? Today, good stats on health implications of eating meat: Risk of colon cancer for women who eat red meat daily, versus those who eat it less than once a month: 250 percent greater Risk of colon cancer for people who eat red meat once a week compared to [...]
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